I’ve always been fascinated with Burlesque. The comedy, the parody, the costumes. Burlesque was created in a time when women were very much under the thumb of men (one of my favorite places to be, I’m not judging) and musical theatre gave them a place to be free and show sexual prowess.
Burlesque Pin up is my first choice, mainly because in North America the 50’s pin up, the rockabilly theme, has been done and redone and is a fashion trend and no longer the empowering force it once was.
Burlesque dancers were the front-men (front-women?) of performances that were quick-witted, sexually suggestive and risque in nature. The skimpy costumes were just an added bonus.
I asked Mister K to help me with a tribute to the Burlesque era and being the man of high standing he is, he agreed. Below is the outcome. Enjoy!
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Love these images – so much sass & sexy attitude xx
Love this! Those images are so very pin-up!
(And this reminds me I need to complete my Wish order for a hat!)
Rebel xox
Ha! I order most of my goodies there 🙂
First of all, let me say thank you Mr. K. I love your pin-ups, KW! It looks like it would have been a natural on the runway wearing feather fans and pasties. Did you ever read my story about going to a burlesque show in the 50s? It will be fun to see what the theme for May is.
https://thelifeofelliottandallthatjizz.com/2020/03/26/dancing-back-in-time/
I did read it! I would have loved to have seen the burlesque dancers of that time. While you can still see a semblance of them in Vegas, Reno and I’m told London, I don’t think it would be quite the same 🙂
Perfect! Everyone loves a picture of a good fedora!!
These are absolutely amazing pictures!!!!! Wow.
Take care
Sweet x